Next 6 Games

[B-town hoopsfan]

Gosh that Minnesota game still stings. I expect to get Maryland, possibly by double digits. Real nervous about Iowa and Indiana. Expect to get MSU just because it’s a home game. Rutgers @ Rutgers will be far from a gimme they are quite a bit better then last year imo. 3-3 is the minimum of this stretch. 2-4 will leave us some work to be done. All those road games and the MSU game have to be quad 1 games right? 

[HuskerFever]

25 minutes ago, B-town hoopsfan said:

Gosh that Minnesota game still stings. I expect to get Maryland, possibly by double digits. Real nervous about Iowa and Indiana. Expect to get MSU just because it’s a home game. Rutgers @ Rutgers will be far from a gimme they are quite a bit better then last year imo. 3-3 is the minimum of this stretch. 2-4 will leave us some work to be done. All those road games and the MSU game have to be quad 1 games right? 

 

From the last update I saw Rutgers, Illinois, Penn State, and Iowa would be Q2 road games.

[Art Vandalay]

Iowa is currently 35 so its a comfortable Q1 for now

[Silverbacked1]

I hope for this this year:

1) win every home game = 10 games

2) win the ones on the road that we are favored in = 6 wins

3)  so that leaves what? - 2 toss ups on the road

4). so I would/could hope that we go 17 - 3. Will we more likely not but why not dream.

 

Now back to what I really think. 

 

Win tomorrow, then on to Iowa.

 

One day at a time...

[AuroranHusker]

20 minutes ago, Silverbacked1 said:

I hope for this this year:

1) win every home game = 10 games

2) win the ones on the road that we are favored in = 6 wins

3)  so that leaves what? - 2 toss ups on the road

4). so I would/could hope that we go 17 - 3. Will we more likely not but why not dream.

 

Now back to what I really think. 

 

Win tomorrow, then on to Iowa.

 

One day at a time...

 

Agreed with the bold statements. GBR !!!

 

[HuskerFever]

Bernard Muir is the Selection Committee chairman this year. He owes us one for his volleyball players drawing guns and middle fingers at Herbie 

[nustudent]

I'd be okay with 3-3.   4-2 really really helps our cause though and sets us up nicely.  It likely means it gets the Minnesota game back that we gave away as well

[huskerbaseball13]

I will be pretty ecstatic if we go 3-3 during this stretch. Getting one of the next two would be a great start. 

[cipsucks]

5 hours ago, nustudent said:

I'd be okay with 3-3.   4-2 really really helps our cause though and sets us up nicely.  It likely means it gets the Minnesota game back that we gave away as well

 

I'm not in the camp that thinks we gave the Minnesota game away.  Minnesota was going to win that day whoever they played.  They had karma on their side.  Both Michigan schools would have lost in Minneapolis that night.  The shirts the players wore pregame will more than make up for the loss the rest of the season, karma-wise.

[49r]

KenPom predictions for the rest of this 6 game stretch:

 

Wed Jan 2	15	30	Maryland	L, 74-72	65		Away	11-3	1-2
Sun Jan 6		41	Iowa	W, 74-73	67	55%	Away		×
Thu Jan 10		47	Penn St.	W, 71-62	65	79%	Home		×
Mon Jan 14		27	Indiana	L, 72-70	68	45%	Away		×
Thu Jan 17		5	Michigan St.	W, 75-74	69	53%	Home		×
Mon Jan 21		109	Rutgers	W, 69-62	65	72%	Away		×

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

14 hours ago, 49r said:

KenPom predictions for the rest of this 6 game stretch:

 

Wed Jan 2	15	30	Maryland	L, 74-72	65		Away	11-3	1-2
Sun Jan 6		41	Iowa	W, 74-73	67	55%	Away		×
Thu Jan 10		47	Penn St.	W, 71-62	65	79%	Home		×
Mon Jan 14		27	Indiana	L, 72-70	68	45%	Away		×
Thu Jan 17		5	Michigan St.	W, 75-74	69	53%	Home		×
Mon Jan 21		109	Rutgers	W, 69-62	65	72%	Away		×

 

 

 

I'd take 4-2 right now, hands down.

 

 

[49r]

Here's where we stand:

 

Wed Jan 2	15	20	Maryland	L, 74-72	65		Away	11-3	1-2
Sun Jan 6	13	34	Iowa	L, 93-84	76		Away	11-4	1-3
Thu Jan 10	16	61	Penn St.	W, 70-64	62		Home	12-4	2-3
Mon Jan 14	15	32	Indiana	W, 66-51	64		Away	13-4	3-3
Thu Jan 17		3	Michigan St.	L, 75-73	68	45%	Home		×
Mon Jan 21		110	Rutgers	W, 70-63	65	75%	Away		×

 

I like our chances at 3-3. 4-2 is a real possibility too.

[AuroranHusker]

17 minutes ago, 49r said:

Here's where we stand:

 

Wed Jan 2	15	20	Maryland	L, 74-72	65		Away	11-3	1-2
Sun Jan 6	13	34	Iowa	L, 93-84	76		Away	11-4	1-3
Thu Jan 10	16	61	Penn St.	W, 70-64	62		Home	12-4	2-3
Mon Jan 14	15	32	Indiana	W, 66-51	64		Away	13-4	3-3
Thu Jan 17		3	Michigan St.	L, 75-73	68	45%	Home		×
Mon Jan 21		110	Rutgers	W, 70-63	65	75%	Away		×

 

I like our chances at 3-3. 4-2 is a real possibility too.

 

I'll hope for that 4-2; let's see if NU can bring it strong once again !!! GBR !!!

 

[Norm Peterson]

Gotta get the home games all season and then pick up a few on the road.

 

Tough winning on the road, as MD and MN showed us.

[49r]

Pretty decent chance to get this thing to 3-3:

 

Wed Jan 2	15	20	Maryland	L, 74-72	65		Away	11-3	1-2
Sun Jan 6	13	31	Iowa	L, 93-84	76		Away	11-4	1-3
Thu Jan 10	16	64	Penn St.	W, 70-64	62		Home	12-4	2-3
Mon Jan 14	15	33	Indiana	W, 66-51	64		Away	13-4	3-3
Thu Jan 17	11	3	Michigan St.	L, 70-64	69		Home	13-5	3-4
Mon Jan 21		124	Rutgers	W, 70-62	65	76%	Away		×

 

 

 

And that would meet or beat most folks' expectations.  And then the schedule really opens up for us!

[AuroranHusker]

45 minutes ago, 49r said:

Pretty decent chance to get this thing to 3-3:

 

Wed Jan 2	15	20	Maryland	L, 74-72	65		Away	11-3	1-2
Sun Jan 6	13	31	Iowa	L, 93-84	76		Away	11-4	1-3
Thu Jan 10	16	64	Penn St.	W, 70-64	62		Home	12-4	2-3
Mon Jan 14	15	33	Indiana	W, 66-51	64		Away	13-4	3-3
Thu Jan 17	11	3	Michigan St.	L, 70-64	69		Home	13-5	3-4
Mon Jan 21		124	Rutgers	W, 70-62	65	76%	Away		×

 

 

 

And that would meet or beat most folks' expectations.  And then the schedule really opens up for us!

 

Well, since 3-3 is the best NU can do now, let's *shoot* for that.